bbrbob Posted January 17, 2022 Report Share Posted January 17, 2022 (edited) Can anyone with a Gen 2 help please? It's MOT time tomorrow and because it was foggy over the weekend I was suspicious that my rear fog wasn't working... Pulled the driver's side light this morning as I couldn't see anything getting brighter with the switch on. Darn it. As I've never looked at the light on from the outside I don't know which bit is meant to illuminate. As only the reverse light and indicator are non LED I assume a bit of the main cluster is meant to come on? Also, with the switch clicked for the fog light to be on, only the inner part of both sides brake lights illuminate, with it off I get the whole hockey stick coming on. Is this right?? The lights on the switch are working OK. I am confused. Thanks. Bob. Edited January 17, 2022 by bbrbob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2001pt Posted January 17, 2022 Report Share Posted January 17, 2022 Does this help? It’s the far right vertical section. Not the best picture as facing directly in to the sun. Also the full row of LEDs are on across the top as usual, they just don’t show in the picture, but hopefully gives you what you need Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2001pt Posted January 17, 2022 Report Share Posted January 17, 2022 Oh, just to add, it’s only the offside cluster (on mine at least….hopefully that’s how it should be!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbrbob Posted January 17, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2022 (edited) Hmm that bit on mine only comes on with the brake light and fog light stitched to off. With fog light switched to on it's dark and the brake light only illuminates on the left hand side... Could this be the time to bite the bullet and go to porschelights for a pair of replacements? God knows how much one side would be from the dealers and Gen 2 bits are so much rarer off EBay.. Edited January 17, 2022 by bbrbob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2001pt Posted January 17, 2022 Report Share Posted January 17, 2022 A few people on here have done just that, here’s an example. I’d be very tempted 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menoporsche Posted January 17, 2022 Report Share Posted January 17, 2022 Damn I really like the 718 style but they don't do it for the 987.1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul P Posted January 17, 2022 Report Share Posted January 17, 2022 2 hours ago, bbrbob said: Hmm that bit on mine only comes on with the brake light and fog light stitched to off. With fog light switched to on it's dark and the brake light only illuminates on the left hand side... Could this be the time to bite the bullet and go to porschelights for a pair of replacements? God knows how much one side would be from the dealers and Gen 2 bits are so much rarer off EBay.. If it’s new to you have a quick check and make sure that none has tried to “fix” the fog lights by wiring across from drivers side to passenger side. it’s only the drivers side that is supposed to work and despite it being common on a lot of different cars there seems to be a trend to try and make both sides work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonewolfgjp Posted January 17, 2022 Report Share Posted January 17, 2022 9 hours ago, bbrbob said: Hmm that bit on mine only comes on with the brake light and fog light stitched to off. With fog light switched to on it's dark and the brake light only illuminates on the left hand side... Could this be the time to bite the bullet and go to porschelights for a pair of replacements? God knows how much one side would be from the dealers and Gen 2 bits are so much rarer off EBay.. It sounds odd, I’ve never heard of that issue with the gen 2 lights. You can normally find a single replacement light for £150 off eBay. I looked at replacing my gen 2 lights with a new oem pair and it was about £700. I ended up with a pair of the 718 style aftermarket’s which were very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbrbob Posted January 20, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2022 Decided to go for the full LED setup from Porschelights but then found there was a 6-8 week delay on them... 😡 Then just went for a new right cluster from Design911 - arrive, fitted and works! Time to book the MOT again now. I've decided to have a go a replacing the non LED segments or the rears with LED bulbs. They're odd things (PH16W).. and have found replacements for the reversing bulbs easily (currently on a slow boat from China) but can find nothing for the amber indicators. Does anyone have any ideas? I could convert the weird bulb housings to accept more standard bulbs I suppose? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul P Posted January 20, 2022 Report Share Posted January 20, 2022 I am pretty sure the indicators will throw canbus errors if you goto LED without ballast resistors if they are currently regular filament bulbs. Don't know about the reversing bulbs - but have to ask (and of course - your car, your rules) - why bother for reversing lights? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonewolfgjp Posted January 20, 2022 Report Share Posted January 20, 2022 Personally I would save the money towards the other rear light so you’ve a brand spanking new pair on the back, as these lights look great when they are new but over the years they get age related cosmetic problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menoporsche Posted January 20, 2022 Report Share Posted January 20, 2022 15 minutes ago, Lonewolfgjp said: over the years they get age related cosmetic problems it comes to us all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinewood Posted January 20, 2022 Report Share Posted January 20, 2022 2 hours ago, bbrbob said: Decided to go for the full LED setup from Porschelights but then found there was a 6-8 week delay on them... 😡 Then just went for a new right cluster from Design911 - arrive, fitted and works! Time to book the MOT again now. I've decided to have a go a replacing the non LED segments or the rears with LED bulbs. They're odd things (PH16W).. and have found replacements for the reversing bulbs easily (currently on a slow boat from China) but can find nothing for the amber indicators. Does anyone have any ideas? I could convert the weird bulb housings to accept more standard bulbs I suppose? do you have a link to the rear cluster that was bought? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonewolfgjp Posted January 20, 2022 Report Share Posted January 20, 2022 1 hour ago, Menoporsche said: it comes to us all Yep afraid so 😂 No mine has some annoying stress cracks on the red sections that looked like scratches but the actual outside was like glass . I wondered if it was from the heat of the engine, it use to get toasty in 987.2 boot 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iborguk Posted January 20, 2022 Report Share Posted January 20, 2022 3 minutes ago, Lonewolfgjp said: Yep afraid so 😂 No mine has some annoying stress cracks on the red sections that looked like scratches but the actual outside was like glass . I wondered if it was from the heat of the engine, it use to get toasty in 987.2 boot 🤣 Crazing. Not uncommon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbrbob Posted January 20, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2022 This is the one I bought. Remember VAT gets added. Porsche Boxster and Cayman Indicator Unit Rear - 98763142 | Design 911 (design911shop.com) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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